http://wwc.demillo.com When innovation and execution collide Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:27:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://wwc.demillo.com/about/#comment-153 richde Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:38:49 +0000 #comment-153 I will have a longer post about Sanjiv later, but the bottom line is that Sanjiv challenged me personally more than any other CxO I've ever worked for. Sanjiv has the ability to draw a line in the technology sand that advances a business goal and then challenges you to cross it. This is unlike the R&D investment strategy at HP, which I discussed in a prior post. Maybe it's a matter of size or company scope (HP has hundreds of business, Bellcore had just a few) or maybe it's a function of leadership with deep technical <em>and </em>operational abilities. In any event the lesson I learned from Sanjiv was to say to my direct reports: "Here's what it takes to move the needle. Tell me how you can do it and what it will cost." That's challenging for a CTO because there's no place to hide. I will have a longer post about Sanjiv later, but the bottom line is that Sanjiv challenged me personally more than any other CxO I’ve ever worked for. Sanjiv has the ability to draw a line in the technology sand that advances a business goal and then challenges you to cross it. This is unlike the R&D investment strategy at HP, which I discussed in a prior post. Maybe it’s a matter of size or company scope (HP has hundreds of business, Bellcore had just a few) or maybe it’s a function of leadership with deep technical and operational abilities. In any event the lesson I learned from Sanjiv was to say to my direct reports: “Here’s what it takes to move the needle. Tell me how you can do it and what it will cost.” That’s challenging for a CTO because there’s no place to hide.

]]> http://wwc.demillo.com/about/#comment-152 Yangki Kim Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:52:52 +0000 #comment-152 You said - working with Sanjiv was challenging - because he was aggressive in packaging the company for sale ? What type of management style did Sanjiv have ? You said – working with Sanjiv was challenging – because he was aggressive in packaging the company for sale ? What type of management style did Sanjiv have ?

]]> http://wwc.demillo.com/about/#comment-2 rjlipton Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:01:57 +0000 #comment-2 Good look and have fun...will add you to my blogroll Good look and have fun…will add you to my blogroll

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